The 6th Amendment: Another Casualty of the Financial Crisis?

By

Dan Slater

Dec 9, 2008 9:36 am ET

It’s no secret that public defender’s offices have been getting creamed by resource shortages. Today, for example, the Wichita Eagle reports that the Sedgwick County public defender’s office has, for the first time, stopped taking new clients. Why? An overwhelming caseload, an underfunded office and a dwindling staff. New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice John […]

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